But the three lawmakers appointed to the committee — Sens. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver, and Mark Scheffel, R-Parker, and Rep. Dan Pabon, D-Denver — said they have more questions for Neville. They want him to return for next week's hearing.

Rep. Cheri Gerou, R-Evergreen, filed the complaint against Neville, after an encounter in which she admits telling Neville to "(expletive) off" and he responded by saying: "You just earned yourself another round of mailers in your district."

Gerou said she believes that remark — threatening to send mailers critical of her to her constituents — violated Rule 36, which states, in part, that lobbyists cannot try to influence legislators "by means of deceit or threat ... ."

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Neville told the committee it was Gerou who summoned him on Feb. 15, the day the House was debating four gun bills, and she "bullied" him by swearing at him and poking him in the chest — a claim that's been disputed. Instead of reflecting and cooling down, he said, Gerou had the "arrogance" to file an ethics complaint against him.

"Have any of you thought to file an ethics complaint against her?" Neville asked.

But Gerou, who was present for the hearing, said afterward she offered through a third party to drop the complaint as long as gun owners group didn't bring it up again because she wanted the incident over. She said her offer was rejected.

Neville's attorney, former Sen. Shawn Mitchell, said the gun group wasn't willing to clam up about the incident in order for her to drop the complaint.

One witness, lobbyist Totsy Rees, said she saw Neville and Gerou talking together but she never saw Gerou poke Neville in the chest. Gerou said that never happened.